Month: August 2014

Advanced study of French sounds, phonetic transcription, practice in pronunciation; required of teaching majors. Prerequisite: French 228.

littérature et exil au féminin Si la littérature de l’exil est souvent marquée par le deuil, la nostalgie et la séparation, elle est aussi source de création qui se nourrit de ses propres tensions: entre …

History of French Cinema. This course is designed as an introduction to the history and aesthetics of French cinema from its origin to the contemporary state, with an emphasis on major works and directors. We …

Texts: Stack, Edward M. “Reading French in the Arts and Science.” 4th edition. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt;  (May 2005) [required] Collins-Robert French-English Dictionary [highly recommended] Re/produced materials (grammar worksheets, articles and excerpts for translation) The goal of this course …

An introduction to political, social, intellectual, artistic and literary developments in French and Francophone culture, within the time period from the French Revolution to the current era. Prerequisite: French 271.

This course will furnish students with the knowledge necessary to understanding the specificity of French culture, in particular, the concepts and information relative to the historic development of France from the height of the Middle …

A survey of representative works from the the French Revolution to the present, taught in their literary, cultural and social context. Prerequisite: French 271. Jennifer Gipson offers a section, too.

Survey of representative works from the Middle Ages to the end of the eighteenth century, taught in their literary, cultural and social context. Prerequisite: French 271. Anne Vila offers another section.

An interdisciplinary professional communication course in French, as a language for use in business, government, and the non-governmental sector. Special focus is given to basic professional vocabularies, sustainable development, non-verbal communication, and French-American cross-cultural interaction. …